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FIGURE 6.4:

Highlights:
Fig 6.4

FIGURE 6.5:

Highlights:
Fig 6.5

FIGURE 6.4
DEATHS AND DEATH RATES, ALL CAUSES OF DEATH
British Columbia, 1986-2002

• There were 28,686 deaths in BC in 2002, up from 28,226 in 2001. Despite the increase in the number of deaths, an aging population allowed the Age Standardized Mortality Rate (ASMR) for all deaths to fall from 55.30 in 2001 to 54.36 in 2002.

• The ASMR in BC has been on a statistically significant downward trend since 1986 and is currently at an historic low.

FIGURE 6.5
AVERAGE AGE AT DEATH
British Columbia, 1986-2002

• The statistically significant trend in average age at death (not life-expectancy) has seen the average age increase from 69.6 years in 1986 to 73.2 years in 2002.